Shots in the Dark: Book Recommendation

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This oversized softcover book is filled with only B&W photographs of criminals and their crime scenes. What’s interesting about B&W photographs is all the detail they provide. There is no color to distract. The B&W pictures are starker, no doubt about that.

There are chapters on Gangsters, Killers, Retribution, Presidential Assassins, Sensational Cases and the Crime Scenes.

You can learn about John Wayne Gacy, Ted Bundy, Charles Manson, John List and even more. Given the graphic nature of these photos, beware.

“…Product Description:

Studies the role of crime photography in American history, culture, and law enforcement, presenting such photographs as an autopsy study of Lee Harvey Oswald, photographs of the parents of Lizzie Borden, and mug shots of celebrities…

About the Author:

Gail Buckland is the author of eight books of photography and history. She held the Nobel Chair in Art and Cultural History at Sarah Lawrence College in 1991 and is an Associate Professor at The Cooper Union in New York City.”-Amazon

Harold Evans wrote the commentary.

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